Today In Wrestling History- March 19th

2001 – The Monday Night War entered its last week before the WWF buyout of WCW: WWF Raw defeated WCW Monday Nitro: 4.6 to 2.1 in the ratings

2007 – Sports Illustrated reports that several WWE wrestlers are linked to Scottsdale, Arizona doctor David Wilbirt, who was under investigation by the Drug Enforcement Agency for being a part of an Internet drug ring, writing nearly 4,000 illegal prescriptions. Names included in the report included Kurt Angle, Edge, Eddie Guerrero, Gregory Helms, Rey Mysterio, Randy Orton & at least five others.

Events

In 1995, WCW Uncensored was held at the Tupelo Coliseum in Tupelo, Mississippi:

In 2000, the final WCW Uncensored was held at American Airlines Arena, in Miami, Florida. It may be of interest to some that Hulk Hogan appeared in the main event of every Uncensored PPV since its inception in 1995:

In 2013, WWE taped Saturday Morning Slam at the US Bank Arena in Cincinnati, Ohio:

– Ryback defeated Damien Sandow
– Kane defeated Cody Rhodes

Also in 2013, TNA Impact Wrestling taped their “One Night Only: Tournament of Champions PPV” at the Impact Zone in Orlando, Florida (aired on November 1st, 2013). The top World Champions in TNA history battle to determine the greatest of all time:

2001 – on Raw, Edge & Christian claim that The Dudley Boyz have not arrived at the arena & steal their title shot, defeating The Hardy Boyz. However, immediately after the match, The Dudley Boyz received their title shot & beat Edge & Christian to win the WWF Tag Team Titles. Also, Raven defeats The Big Show to win the WWF Hardcore Title

2002 – on Smackdown, William Regal defeats Diamond Dallas Page to win the WWF European Title

Also, today would have been the birthday of 4-time USWA Tag Team Champion Lanny ‘Moondog Cujo’ Kean (54)

In Memoriam

On this day in 2006, Hiromichi “Kodo” Fuyuki dies at age 42 from cancer in Yokohama, Japan. He had been battling intestinal cancer, which spread to his liver. Fuyuki was a mainstay of FMW in Japan during the 1990s, winning nearly every title in the promotion. He also worked for International Pro Wrestling, All Japan & WAR